Physics

Syllabus 2017 -2018

Mr. David Cain

Room; B113

$20.00 Lab Fee due by ______
Rules/Expectations
  1. Be courteous, polite, and respectful to others
  2. No foul language or conversations concerning inappropriate topics
  3. Be in your seat or moving directly to your seat right after the bell rings
  4. Participate in classroom activities, learning is an active process on your part
  5. No food, drink, cell phones or MP3 players visible in the classroom
  6. Bring your materials everyday
Routine and Procedure
  1. Assigned work is due the next time the class meets. Late work will be marked down 1 letter for each day late.
  2. Turn all work into the black tray
  3. Hall passes are not given for any reason except the restroom
  4. If you are absent missing assignmentsare posted on my website.
  5. After class, you can get help with me during my prep (5th period) or after school until 4:00.
Cheating Policy
  1. You may work with other students at any time except when instructed not to.
  2. You are expected to help others, but not give them all the answers for them to just copy as fast as they can.
  3. When you need help ask the instructor for help and other students for help. Sitting in your desk in need of help and not actively seeking it is a waste of your time and potential.
  4. Exams are the exception, no talking or sharing information during an exam.
Materials
  1. Pencils, composition notebook and paper. I will periodically check your notebook to see if you have been taking notes.
  2. Scientific calculator
I. Grade Determination

Assessment BreakdownLetter Grade Ranges

20% Classwork/Homework 20%/Labs/Activities0 – 59F

60% Exams and Quizzes60- 69D

70- 79C

80 – 89B

90 – 100A

II. Semester Grade Determination

Quarter 1 40%

Quarter 2 40%

Semester Final 20%

III. Pacing Guide to Physics

Topic / Chapter / Standard/Benchmark / Approximate Date
The Nature of Science, Scientific Method, Measurements
Graphing / 1 / St. 1 BM 1, 2
I.I. Benchmark II: 1–3 (cont.)
.I. Benchmark III: 1–5 / 8/14-8/30
Describing Equilibrium / 2 / I.I. Benchmark II: 11 III: 7,8, 9 / 9/3- 9/13
Newton’s First Law / 3 / I.I. Benchmark II: 11 III: 7,8, 9 / 9/16-10/4
Linear Motion / 4 / I.I. Benchmark II: 11 III: 7,8, 9 / 10/7-10/25
Projectile Motion / 5 / I.I. Benchmark II: 11 III: 7,8, 9 / 10/26-11/1
Newton’s 2nd and 3rd Law / 6 and 7 / I.I. Benchmark II: 11 III: 7,8, 9 / 11/4-11/22
Momentum / 8 / I.I. Benchmark II: 11 III: 7,8, 9 / 12/2-12/13
Energy / 9 / I.I. Benchmark II: 1,3,6 / 1/7-1/17
Circular Motion / 10 / I.I. Benchmark II: 11 III: 7,8, 9 / 1/20-1/31
Universal Gravitation and Satellite Motion / 13 and 14 / II.I.
Benchmark III: 2 / 2/3- 2/14
Atomic Structure / 17 / I.I. Benchmark I: 6, 11 III.I.I: 14 / 2/17-2/28
Heat Transfer / 22 / I.I. Benchmark II: 3,4,5,11 / 3/3-3/14
Waves / 25 / II.I. Benchmark III: 10,11,12 / 3/17-4/4
EM Spectrum / 27 / II.I. Benchmark II: 7,8,10 / 4/7-4/18
Review for END OF COURSE EXAM (EOC) / 4/21-